DALLAS, May 19, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — Dean Foods Company (NYSE: DF)
will host a live audio webcast of its Annual Stockholders’ Meeting on Tuesday,
May 24, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. CT. In addition to meeting business, management
will review the company’s operations and comment on its outlook for the
balance of 2005. The webcast can be accessed by visiting
http://www.deanfoods.com and by clicking on “Webcasts.”
In order to listen to the webcast, users will need to have installed
either Real Player or Windows Media Player software, which can be detected and
downloaded by visiting the site. A webcast replay will be available for
approximately 45 days following the event within the Investor Relations –
Audio Archive section of the company’s site.
About Dean Foods
Dean Foods is one of the leading food and beverage companies in the United
States. Its Dairy Group is the largest processor and distributor of fresh
milk and other dairy products in the country, with products sold under more
than 50 familiar local and regional brands and a wide array of private labels.
The company’s WhiteWave Foods subsidiary is the nation’s leading organic foods
company. WhiteWave Foods markets and sells a variety of well-known dairy and
dairy-related products, such as Silk(R) soymilk, Horizon Organic(R) dairy
products and juices, International Delight(R) coffee creamers and LAND
O’LAKES(R) creamers and cultured products. The company’s Specialty Foods
Group is the nation’s leading manufacturer of private label pickles and non-
dairy powdered coffee creamer, and maker of a variety of other specialty food
products. Dean Foods Company also owns the fourth largest dairy processor in
Spain and the leading brand of organic dairy products in the United Kingdom.
Contact: Barry Sievert
Senior Director, Investor Relations
(214) 303-3437
SOURCE Dean Foods Company
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